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It's Sunday so I'm adding a blog post. Cannot believe another week has flown by and we are now closing in on mother's day! This year I'm collaborating with Jaymie aka bloommonger to have wrapped bouquets and stems for sale in the shop in addition to the pick up and delivery arrangements we always have available.  I'm so excited to have a partner in this especially as things feel especially scary this year. I don't know but to be honest I'm low key terrified all the time right now. It hardly seems a time to be concerned with making pretty flowers but I keep trying to remind myself that the world needs art, beauty and creativity now more than ever....

Apparently daily was too big of a commitment. I was excited to learn how to create a post on my phone after the letters "e" and "r" both stopped working on my laptop. You'd be amazed how little can be Saud without those 2 letters! So, here we are on another Sunday after only one other post thus week all the way back on Tuesday. So maybe it's just a Sunday thing. Learning g to be gentler with myself when I bite off more than I can chew. This Easter Sunday I am headed out to gather curly willow and maybe some other spring greens. It is still a bit early for some of my favorites and orders have been...

Well, I missed another day but I'm not giving up. Wrapped up my taxes at the very last second and I'm almost certain they're done wrong but, they are done so there's that. Spring is springing and blooms are bursting out everywhere.  I hope you're getting outside and  bringing some of them indoors to play with. Slowing down to play with flowers can be very therapeutic. We rarely get to spend as much time in our yards as we would like and you can easily expand the enjoyment flowers from the garden can give you bringing them indoors. If you don't know where to start book an alchemy academy garden session and I'll  come show you! 

Sunday, day of rest. I grew up in the church and while I no longer count myself among the believers there are still patterns that it instilled in me that I think I long for. Sundays were always not only a day of rest but a day for community and I think that's something I need to get back to somehow. Anyhow, the day of rest part is covered- slept late and now headed out for a paddle in what looks like pretty much perfect weather. I find myself wondering why I struggle to show up for myself  but not for others. How did I end up at the bottom of my own priority list? Something to consider...

I did it! I made pickled magnolia petals and they came out pretty tasty. Think I definitely needed less salt but it was surprisingly super simple. They are just refrigerator pickles but they are supposed to keep for up to year. What a fun use for all the magnolia petals that are EVERYWHERE in my neck of the woods. Unfortunately I did drop the ball on my daily posts yesterday but I'm not going to let it phase me and I'm going pick up right where I left off and just try to do better. That's all for now and I'll see you back here tomorrow.